Former Blue Angels commander relieved of duty, Navy investigating captain's time in Pensacola

Shown in a 2011 photo, Blue Angels leader Capt. Greg McWherter was relieved of his duties Friday due to unspecified allegations of misconduct. (Contributed photo/U.S. Navy)

A Navy officer was relieved of his duties today due to unspecified
allegations of misconduct while he was commanding officer of the Blue Angels
precision flying team, the service announced.

Capt. Gregory McWherter, executive officer of Naval Base
Coronado in San Diego, was relieved of his duties by Vice Adm. William French,
commander of Navy Installations Command. The move was made based on initial
findings of an ongoing investigation into allegations of misconduct and
an "inappropriate command climate" at the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration
Squadron, or Blue Angels, based at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.

Details of the allegations aren't known, however Navy
officials said they refer specifically to the periods when McWherter
served as Blue Angels commanding officer from November 2008 to November 2010
and again from May 2011 to November 2012.